Edwin Sandys
(1516?-1588), Archbishop of YorkSitter in 7 portraits
Edwin Sandys was a puritan divine and reformer, famous for his learning and quarrelsome temper. He went in to exile under Mary I, but returned to England on the accession of Elizabeth I. He became successively, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of York. He married Cicely, daughter of Thomas Wilford. The couple had seven sons and two daughters.
Edwin Sandys; Cicely Sandys (née Wilford)
after Unknown artist
oil on canvas, late 17th century, based on a work of 1571
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after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
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possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably mid 17th century
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after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1651
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Edwin Sandys and Cicely Wilford his second Wife
possibly by Joseph Halfpenny
etching, late 18th century
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by Thomas Trotter
line engraving, probably late 18th century
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